Helping Young Children with Emotions Tip Sheet

Emotional awareness is one of the most important social-emotional skills for your child to learn and develop. Emotional intelligence has been linked to many health outcomes for both children and adults.

Although young children under the age of 3 may not yet have the verbal skills to describe what they’re feeling, you can start helping them practice identifying and naming different emotions from an early age.

This tip sheet explores how to start teaching your child about emotions and ways to express and manage them.